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The result was keep. This is a very messy AFD discussion, full of misplaced and unsupported accusations of nationalism and canvassing. We don't administer purity tests to see who can and cannot participate in any discussion on this project. This discussion's purpose is not to determine whether or not a Tamil genocide occurred and many of the editors arguing for Delete simply say that the subject doesn't exist. While the article might be poorly written, lack a NPOV or have an unacceptable article page title, those elements can be remedied through editing and improving the article. The only factor that matters here is not what the participant editors believe to be true but what reliable sources can verify. The first 2/3 of this discussion isn't very helpful at all in terms of determining a closure but in the latter 1/3 editors brought forward actual, accepted reliable sources that can verify that this subject, which might be in dispute, is indeed notable. That factor is, generally, what determines an AFD closure.
In fact, I think it might be appropriate for a section to be added to this article discussing the fact that the term itself is a matter of contention and conflict, outlining arguments for those deny that a genocide occurred. I think it would also be wise to start a talk page discussion on a possible article page title change since some editors' primary objection was to the identification of a genocide and they didn't focus on the article content and sourcing. Liz Read! Talk! 04:09, 31 May 2024 (UTC)